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CVE-2018-7268

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-05-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

MagniComp SysInfo before 10-H81, as shipped with BMC BladeLogic Automation and other products, contains an information exposure vulnerability in which a local unprivileged user is able to read any root (uid 0) owned file on the system, regardless of the file permissions. Confidential information such as password hashes (/etc/shadow) or other secrets (such as log files or private keys) can be leaked to the attacker. The vulnerability has a confidentiality impact, but has no direct impact on system integrity or availability.

Affected products

• Magnicomp Sysinfo: before 10-h81 — fixed in 10-h81

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Magnicomp Sysinfo 10-h81. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/147687/MagniComp-SysInfo-Information-Exposure.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/542024/100/0/threaded
• https://sintonen.fi/advisories/magnicomp-sysinfo-information-exposure.txt
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/147687/MagniComp-SysInfo-Information-Exposure.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/542024/100/0/threaded
• https://sintonen.fi/advisories/magnicomp-sysinfo-information-exposure.txt

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